安永：2020年全球全球采矿及金属行业十大业务风险和机遇（英文版）（24页）.pdf

1、Top 10 business risks and opportunities 2020 Risks and opportunities 2020 For the third year in a row, there have been significant fluctuations in the risks our clients and partners are discussing with us, along with four new risks coming into the top 10. We think this highlights the ongoing disrupt

2、ion in the sector. This disruption has reminded us that there are always opportunities in time of change, hence we have amended the title of our annual report to reflect this thinking. The themes of license to operate and disruption run through this years risks, as social responsibility and broader

3、stakeholder demands intensify alongside the need for digital transformation, greater risk taking and innovation. 1 License to operate remains in the No. 1 slot, with 44% of our business risks survey respondents putting it at the top of the list. License to operate continues to evolve beyond the narr

4、ow focus on social and environmental issues. Any misstep can impact the ability to access capital or even result in a total loss of license. The extended period of elections and resultant government changes, along with global trade tensions, brought uncertainty to the political environment and creat

5、ed volatility in the commodity markets. In addition, the sector is facing greater scrutiny from end consumers, demanding a transparent ethical supply chain as well as a smaller carbon footprint. Shareholder activists are also driving many miners, particularly those with coal assets, to reshape their

6、 portfolios by either reconfiguring existing operations or executing divestments. 2 Future of workforce is our No. 2 risk, up from No. 7 last year, as companies struggle to determine what the workforce might look like in the future, and where they can attain these skills through buying or building?